Plugless valve



Patented Oct. 23., 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PLUGLESS VALVE Mora S. Hall, Brentwood. and Alfred B. Bornstein and Md.

William Bernstein, Takoma Park,

Application March 28, 1944, Serial No. 528,428

3 Claims.

inated, the flow of the fluid being regulated by a compressible regulator.

Another object of this invention is to provide a valve of this kind in which the regulator is in the form of a rubber or flexible sleeve having a portion thereof molded or otherwise shaped to closed position so that the sleeve will not be distorted when in closed position. Upon release of pressure on the sleeve, it will expand by pressure of iluid on the intake side thereof.

With the foregoing objects and others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of4 parts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, modifications, and variations of the invention may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section vf a plugless valve connected according to an embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detailed side elevation oi' the regulating sleeve removed from the housing, and

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a modified form of this invention.

Referring to the drawing and first to Figs. 1 to 3, the numeral I designates generally a housing which is formed of an elongated cylindrical body Il having an enlarged cylindrical flange I2 in the intake end thereof and a downwardly opening outlet end or nozzle I3. The body II of the housing Ill has mounted therein a. compressible, fluid-regulating sleeve generally designated as I4. The regulating sleeve I 4 comprises a cylindrical body I5 having an annular flange I8 at the intake end thereof, and the cylindrical flange I2 of the housing is formed with interior threads I1 within which a nut I8 engages, the nut binding the flange I6 against the inner end of the cylindrical flange I2. The nut I8 is formed with a circular opening I9, and a sleeve or nipple 20 extends from the nut I8 interiorly of the bore 2| of the sleeve I4.

The cylindrical iiange I2 is provided with a seat 22 at its rear or intake end against which the outer end of a coupling member 23 is adapted to engage. The coupling member 23 is held onto the seat 22 by means of a threaded nut 24 which engages exterior threads 2l carried by the flange I2, and a nipple 26 extends through the bore 21 Vof the nut 24, so that the housing I0 may be coupled to a source of iiuid pressure supply. The

regulating member I4 also includes a normally closed forward portion 2l which on the lower .side thereof is adapted to engage on a seat 2l which is formed at the lower portion of the body II.

The seat 29 at its rear or intake end tapers downwardly as indicated at 30 so that the regulating member I4 will snugly rest on the seat 29 and the inclined rear portion 30 when in either opened or closed position. In order to provide means whereby the compressed or discharge end of the sleeve I4 will be substantially encompassed when the latter is in closed position, the housing Ill is formed with laterally disposed and longitudinally extending, confronting recesses 2| as shown in Fig. 2. i

The regulating member I4 is adapted to be closed by means of a pressure plate 32 which is pivotally mounted on a pivot member 33 carried by the housing I0. The pressure plate I2 includes a relatively straight portion 34 and an upwardly curved or inclined portion 35, which substantially conforms to the shape of the regulating member I4 at the point where the cylindrical body IB is molded to the flattened forward portion 2l. The plate 32 is provided with a concave seat 3B on the upper side thereof, and the lower end of a closing pin or stem 31 is adapted to engage on the seat 36. The pin or stem 31 is provided intermediate the ends thereof with an enlarged threaded body 38 which is threaded into a circular opening 38 formed in a plug 40. The lower end of the pin or stem 3l extends through a lower gland or nut 4I which is threaded into the lower end of the bore 39, and the upper portion of the pin or stem 3l engages through a gland 42 which is threaded into the upper end of the plug 40. A handle or operator 42 is secured by fastening means 44 to the upper or outer end of the pin or stem 3l. Rotation of the handle 4I to move the stem 3l inwardly will force the pin or stem 31 to rock the plate 32 downwardly or inwardly against the regulating member I4 so as to thereby move the forward portion 28 thereof to closed position.

Referring now to Fig. 4, there is disclosed a slightly modified form of this invention. In this modified form there is disclosed a housing generally designated as member 45, which includes axially aligned, cylindrical nipples 48 and 41 and an upstanding cylindrical bushing 48. The nipple 48 constitutes the intake nipple or end of the housing 45 and is formed in a manner slmilar to the intake end of the cylindrical member ii. In other words, the nipple 48 is provided with a cylindrical coupling member 48 on which a rotatable nut 50 is threaded for tightly securing a sealing flange i against the rear end of the annular flange 49. 'Ihe nipple 41 is formed with a cylindrical flange 52, and a nut -53 is threaded about the flange 52 and tightly secures sealing member 54 against the adjacent or forward end oi' the flange 52.

'I'he housing 45 has mounted therein a tubular,

regulating member generally designated as 55.

'I'he regulating member 55 includes a pair of cylindrical bodies 58 and 51 positioned in the nipples 48 and 41. respectively, and also includes a normally compressed, intermediate portion 58 which seats on an elongated seat 58 formed in the housing 45 between the nipples 48 and 41. The seat 58 at the intake end thereof is tapered as at 80 and at the discharge endxthereof is tapered as at 8|. The tapers 88 and 8| provide the means whereby the housing 45 will conform to the normal configuration of the` regulating member 55. The cylindrical body 58 snugly engages within the nipple 48 and is formed at its rear end with an annular flange 82 which is tightly held against the forward end of the flange 49 and the nipple 48 by means of a nut 83 threaded inside the cylindrical flange 49. A sleeve 84 is carried by the nut 83 and extends forwardly inside the bore ofthe body 55. The opposite end of the regulating member 55 is formed with an annular flange 85 bearing against the forward end of the nipple or body 41 and tightly secured thereagalnst by means of a nut 88 threaded inside the cylindrical flange 52. A sleeve 81 is carried by the nut 88 and extends rearwardly inside the body 51.

The intermediate compressible portion 58 of the regulating member 55 is held in closed and compressed position by means of a pressure plate 88,'similar to pressure plate 32, which is pivotally mounted on a pivot 88 `carried by the housing 45.

' The pressure plate 88 is moved toward closing position by means of an endwise movable pin or stem similar in every detail to the pin or stem 31. The modified form of this valve, shown in Fig. 4. may be used as an interposed cut-off valve in a fluid pipe. With the modified form of the worn or leaking regulator.

ably made out of rubber or other suitable material which may be readily compressed and will hold the desired fluid. In view of the fact that this valve eliminates the normal or usual valve seat and valve plug, the usual grindingv operations to grind the plug to the seat will be eliminated, andit is not necessary to regriid or reshape any portion of the valve after it has been in use for a period of time. If the valve should leak due to the breaking down of the regulating member I4 or the regulating member 55, a new regulating member may be inserted in the housing, whereupon` the valve will function in the samemanner as when first produced. ,This valve can be manufactured at small cost and due to its simplicity will not get out of order very quickly and can be repaired very easily by replacing the The replacement of the damaged or leaking regulator can be made with ordinary wrenches or tools.

In order to provide a means whereby the confronting iiat sides of the sealing portion 28 may be prevented from sticking or vulcanizing together, a thin membranous sheet 1I is interposed between the fiat sides of the sealing portion. This sheet 1i may be made out of metal, plastic or other material which will inherently resist sticking or vulcanizing. The sheet 1i is provided at its forward end with a narrow stem 12 which is mounted in a boss 18 carried by the housing I8.

In the form shown in Figure 4 the intermediate sealing portion 58 has interposed between the flat sides a thin sheet 14 which is secured to a ring 15. Ring 15 is positioned within cylindrical body 58 and is held against movement to the left by seat 59.

What is claimed is:

l. A plugless valve comprising a housing, a distortable tubular member in said housing, an annular flange at one end of said member, a

centrally apertured nut threaded into one end of valve, the fluid may enter the valve housing from v either end.

In the use and operation of this valve, the housing i0 is connected by means of the coupling member 28 to a source of fluid supply, and when in closed position the regulating member i4 will be in the position shown in Figs. 1 and it is desired to open the valve, the stem 31 is rotated counter-clockwise, thereby relievingy pressure on the plate 32, and the fluid pressure in the body i5 will expand the normally compressed portion 28 thereby permitting the fluid to flow through the regulating member i4 for discharge from the nozzle i8.

The regulating members i4 and 55 are prefersok said housing and bearing against said flange to snugly bind the latter in said housing, a nipple carried by said nut extending into the adjacent end of said member, a seat flxedly carried by said housing, a pressure plate pivotally carried by said housing, adjustable pressure applying means 4 engageable with said plate, and a fiat plate `projecting into said member and having such a length that one end thereof will be free from confronting surfaces of said member whenthe latter isV` in closed position whereby the uid pressure on the inlet side of said member will act to free the surfaces of the latter from said flat plate.

` 2. A plugless valve as set forth in claim l wherein the opposite end of said at plate is 4fixed relative to said housing and is formed with an aperture through which the uid is adapted to pass.

3. A plugless valve as set forth in claim l, including a ring fixed to said one end of said flat plate for holding the latter against endwise movement in one direction.

MORA S. HALL. ALFRED B. BORNSTEIN. WILLIAM BORNSTEIN. 

